“Into the great wide open; Under them skies of blue; Out in the great wide open; A rebel without a clue.”
-Tom Petty
As I snapped this picture a week or so ago, I was thinking of these song lyrics. Just this verse played on repeat in my head.
The beautiful blue sky above and my two beautiful kiddos running with abandon through a field at their favorite park. Yes, my two little rebels without a clue. Continue reading
Be kind. Be kind to others. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to your world.
Today is World Kindness Day. Really, every day should be Kindness Day. It is something that needs to be celebrated and recognized and exercised on the daily.
Kindness is an often overlooked virtue. It can be forgotten in the hecticness of life, when in reality it should be ingrained in everything we do. Continue reading
20 Things I Like More Than Dieting:
1. Bagels
2. Scrubbing toilets
3. Mondays
4. Waking up before the sun
5. Cheese
6. Not stressing about food
7. Watching the same episode of PJ Masks eleventy billion times
8. Cleaning the cat box
9. Sitting in traffic
10. Enjoying food
11. Running uphill
12. Running uphill into the wind
13. French fries
14. Clipping my nails too short
15. Decaf coffee
16. Touching raw meat
17. Taking laundry out of the dryer
18. Bacon
19. Being happy
20. Olive Garden To Go on a Saturday night
See this mess right here? This is how my family room looks currently.
This is how my family room looks often.
I know some of you out there are cringing at the sight of this. Toys are strewn about creating an unintentional obstacle course. A toddler chair is turned upside down just outside of the photo frame. Gazillions of tiny pieces of a variety of games and play sets are laying around EVERYWHERE.
It is a complete and total mess. I get it. Continue reading
I am the mother of a beautiful little girl who just happens to have some different needs.
My daughter is strong and smart and kind.
She is curious and fun and stubborn.
She likes dessert better than dinner and can read the emotion on someone’s face in an instant.
My daughter makes me laugh every day and she would make you laugh, too, if you spent time with her. I guarantee it. Continue reading